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Village Dog Qatar

Village Dog Qatar genetic profile from the CanVAS Atlas. 9 dogs in the Atlas, heterozygosity 0.37. Nearest relatives, trait loci frequencies, cohort distribution.

What the atlas says about Village Dog Qatar

In the atlas, the village dog Qatar clusters consistently as village dog Qatar (100% of the 9 dogs here). Genetic diversity is high (mean heterozygosity 0.3677), reflecting either a mixed-breed cluster or breeds with broad genetic backgrounds.

Mean heterozygosity is 0.368, notably high, indicates broad genetic background. High breed predictability score (1.10), individual dogs of this breed reliably cluster together genetically. Only 9 dogs of this breed in the atlas, every individual contributes outsized weight to the breed's computed profile.

Closest genetic neighbors in the atlas: Saluki, Taigan, village dog Afghanistan, Afghan Hound, and village dog Turkey Istanbul.

Genetic dimensions · CanVAS atlas

What the genome says about Village Dog Qatar

Computed from the 14,478 research dogs in the Atlas. Methods: technical methodology.

Dogs in the Atlas
9Founders
7 from Hayward2016, 2 from Shannon
Genetic diversity
0.37Diverse
Mean heterozygosity across the breed. Too few dogs in this breed (<20) to rank.
Cluster structure
Single tight cluster
Intra-breed RMS distance: 16.77
Nearest genetic relatives
  1. Saluki6.06
  2. Taigan6.55
  3. Village Dog Afghanistan6.55
  4. Afghan Hound11.10
  5. Village Dog Turkey Istanbul12.96
Top-10 PC corrected Euclidean. Lower = closer.
Trait genetics
Allele frequencies at named morphology loci

Frequency of the alternate allele in this breed at each locus's representative SNP. Methods + caveats in technical methodology.

Body size
IGF161%
HMGA256%
SMAD278%
LCORL67%
STC278%
ADAMTS1750%
Leg length
FGF4·CFA1872%
FGF4·CFA1294%
Coat
RSPO256%
FGF544%
KRT7194%
MC1R83%
Ear set
MSRB383%
Skull shape
BMP383%
SMOC278%
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Sources: CanVAS (Brundage 2026) · CanVAS dimensions data